Affinity Group: Central Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Persian-Median Peoples

People Cluster: Kurd

Language: Kurdish, Northern - (kmr)

Alternate Name(s): Yezidi, Êzdî, Êzidî, Yezidi Kurds

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Yazidism

Country: Iraq

Also found in: Armenia; Germany; United States

Population: 655,000

Global Population: 792,600

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity

Overview: The Yazidi Kurds of Iraq, numbering 655,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Kurd people cluster within the Persian-Median Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 792,600 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Kurdish, Northern. The primary religion practiced by the Yazidi Kurds is Yazidism, a monotheistic, syncretic ethnic religion practiced by the Yazidi (Yezidi) people that fuses elements of Zoroastrianism, Sufism, and Nestorian Christianity. It teaches belief in one supreme God, Xwedê, who created the universe and entrusted its

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